Economic Minister Mohamed Saeed states the current government is operating with honesty and integrity unlike some previous regimes.
Minister had given the opening speech at the Shared Responsibility program initiation as the chief attendee، stating that the issue of illegal immigrants without proper work documentations has been faced by many nations، and the current government is actively and honestly striving towards reducing this issue.
“We are assessing this issue، starting with the slightest to the biggest problems associated with the case. We cannot achieve anything on the matter without industrial involvement” he said.
Minister Saeed had assured the labor migrations issue will be resolved at a greater length during the current five-year term and he had expressed his certainty on the matter. In addition to this، Economic Minister had asserted that the government’s aim to provide employment opportunities for locals.
“We are aiming to reduce various issues that may arise or are currently present in the developing economy of Maldives، and we are working on eliminating such social and economical setbacks.” he said.
A total of 2082 illegal immigrants have been sent back to their homelands so far this year under Immigration led operations. Out of the sent-off expats، 101 individuals have been deported off to their countries based on their criminal offenses.
Out of the total number of immigrants sent back، 1401 individuals had presented themselves to Immigration and relevant authorities during operations، while 97 individuals had been victimized and were sent off with no offense charges on them. Another 57 expatriates were sent off due to health issues preventing them from working.
Shared Responsibility program seeks to deliver aid and assistance in reducing the issues arising from labor migrations as well as reduce the number of illegal immigrants coming to Maldives.